Description: A guide about Slovenia with general travel information and description of the most important places and sights of Slovenia.
Online information about Slovenia
Slovenia is a small country in the heart of Europe. Until 1991 it belonged to Yugoslavia, since then Slovenia has been an independent state. In 2004, the Alpine country became a member of the European Union. As the first nation of the former socialist states of Eastern Europe, Slovenia introduced the euro as a means of payment in 2007. Despite several economic crises, Slovenia is considered one of the richest countries in Eastern Europe.
More and more tourists are coming to the small country between the Alps and the Mediterranean. Winter sports enthusiasts, especially skiers, come in large numbers to the mountain regions. Winter resorts such as Kranjska Gora are known throughout Europe. The short coastline of Slovenia (length only 47 km) is popular with vacationers in summer. Some of the coastal towns have a long tourist tradition with many luxury hotels. Piran with its grandiose old town is one of the pearls of the northern Adriatic. On th